Originally posted by: tec699
Suspossedly we live in a civilized society? Why do we need guns? We don't and the reasoning behind it is outdated:
1) To protect your family against the US government
-Yea sure. You and a bunch of your hillbilly friends are going to stop the US government? It isn?t going to happen. Before you can put your gun on a US military personal your family members are already shot and dead,
Ruby Ridge
2) To protect yourself against criminals
-The criminal almost always has the upper hand when committing a crime. How are you going to predict when a criminal is going to rob your family? You can't. Also, your gun is more likely to be stolen by a criminal if your house is burglarized. Finally, I don't have the stats but there are people that have been mistakenly shot by family members who thought that they were criminals.
3) To hunt for food and to lessen the population of deer.
-Why does anyone hunt anymore? I go to my local supermarket if I'm hungry! If the deer population is really that bad then the US government should deal with the situation.
Just my opinion guys.
Its funny, you site ruby ridge as an argument against guns while I see it as an argument in favor of guns.